I swear that I'm going to slow down and stop buying watches. This one came in today. I forgot what I was looking for when this style dial caught my eye. Seems they didn't sell it in the US but after looking over 5 or 6 of them on eBay I choose this one. Little scratch on the crystal. I've been wanting a daily automatic so this will fit the bill.
In reply to Stampie :
That's a beauty. Any details on what it's called or how I can find a copy?
In reply to classicJackets (FS) :
The way I weeded it down was using 7s26-3040 for a search term on eBay. Not all of them had this dial but some do. Some 7s26-0480 also have this dial but more likely to have the glass case back which I avoided because I wanted it thinner. While searching for the earlier version I found a 7s26-6000 with a similar dial also. Change 7s26 for 7009 and you find an earlier version without silver around the day/date. There's also a white version of all of those and I found a few with black dial but white day/date. Not sure those are factory or someone changed out the movement with the white version. While digging my deep rabbit hole I found that I liked the solid case back, the silver around the day/date, was 50/50 on the white day/date, but I really liked the textured dial that some seem to not be as textured. All that took me about 4 days of searching and learning and waiting for the right one.
wearymicrobe said:Acutron is a lost cause to far gone to repair. Will have to get a better one and swap to the customized case. Boo.
I've been looking for the right space view for a few years now.
In reply to Stampie :
I like that a lot!
Stampie said:In reply to classicJackets (FS) :
The way I weeded it down was using 7s26-3040 for a search term on eBay. Not all of them had this dial but some do. Some 7s26-0480 also have this dial but more likely to have the glass case back which I avoided because I wanted it thinner. While searching for the earlier version I found a 7s26-6000 with a similar dial also. Change 7s26 for 7009 and you find an earlier version without silver around the day/date. There's also a white version of all of those and I found a few with black dial but white day/date. Not sure those are factory or someone changed out the movement with the white version. While digging my deep rabbit hole I found that I liked the solid case back, the silver around the day/date, was 50/50 on the white day/date, but I really liked the textured dial that some seem to not be as textured. All that took me about 4 days of searching and learning and waiting for the right one.
They're definitely tracking me as this was my first result for 7s26-3040
In reply to johndej :
That's the low end of the price range I saw them in. I got this one for $9 more. I was going to get one at $145 but I offered $130 and someone hit the BIN button before the seller could respond. I forgot to mention that I noticed 3 or 4 that were the same watch but different sellers had it up. I called them the red watch because there was a red reflection on the bottom left corner of the watch case in the main picture it also had a sticker on the case back. Those sellers had that one watch anywhere from $112 to $180. I passed on that one just because it seemed weird so many sellers were using the same pictures.
I had been wanting to buy myself a nice watch for years. My fiance told me encouraged me to do it. So I finally did once I found one I really liked.
It's a limited edition Tissot MotoGP watch. I really like skeleton cases, so that was a big part of it and Tissot is a quality company. Pretty cool packaging as well.
got this omega quartz cocktail watch for my wife. only like $250 on eBay from Japan, then added a $20 bracelet instead of the leather strap
I fell in love with this watch months ago. I tried to bid on one several months ago but barely lost out. When I told Dyintorace about it he, in his very polite way, called me a dumbass for not bidding higher. Well last weekend I won this for just a few dollars higher than the winning bid I lost to. Bonus is I ended up with serial number 2 out of 300.
In reply to Stampie :
That is cool. Way cool.
I have been on an Aliexpress kick, like 10 in the last couple of months. This is the last one:
I’ve worn this one the last few days: TAG Heuer Carrera Twin Time.
Before this thread, I'd never heard of a 24-hour face. That's wild.
TIL that you can buy watches over the Atlantic when you fly Swiss Air.
Got my Captain Willard homage on today
There is no way I could justify the cost of a real one, and the specs of this one are crazy for the price, and since it doesn't say Seiko on it I am OK with it. Funnily enough it does have an NH35 movement in it.
Double post for some reason.
Found a bracelet for my Citizen bullhead. It's mismatched since it's brushed and the case is polished, but it doesn't bother me much. Might see about getting the case brushed later.
Bigger issue was the crystal fogging from moisture trapped inside. I opened the case and put it in a small zip bag with a couple of desiccant packets for a couple days and so far that seems to have worked. Been in and out of the air conditioned office to the heat outside and no sign of fogging. The gaskets should be replaced but they're not the easiest to find.
In reply to z31maniac :
Here I thought I was the only weirdo with a MotoGP Tissot.
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